West Virginia Delegates Headed for Chicago Convention
West Virginia delegates plan a coordinated trip to the Chicago convention with special sleepers from Wheeling Parkersburg Huntington and Charleston. A contested letter linked to Curtin and Teter fuels suspense while President Roosevelt seeks to prevent any stampede toward his nomination.
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West Virginia
Chicago
William Seymour Edwards
Fred Paul Grosscup
Wellington Hotel
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Curtin and
Teter
Edwards
West
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Araid
Tyree
Washington
Senator Montgomery backs Swisher after Scherr split
WILLS SUPPORT SWISHER State Senator Sam B. Montgomery of Preston County confirms he has withdrawn support from Scherr and will back Swisher. He cites Scherr's inconsistent stance on prohibition as the reason, stating this is his first public confirmation since rumors began at the Taylor County convention.
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Sam Montgomery
Scherr
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sam B. Montgomery
Preston County
Taylor County
Swisher
Montgomery
To Make the Finest Ice Cream with Blue Ribbon Vanilla
The note advises using one teaspoonful of Blue Ribbon Vanilla per quart of ice cream mix to ensure success.
Confederate Veterans Parade in Birmingham Draws Massive Crowd
Birmingham Alabama June 10 Confederate veterans held a grand reunion parade with veterans from states coast to coast. The event closed streets for a holiday as crowds filled the route from Sixth Avenue to Nineteenth Street and Capitol Park where Governor Comer and Mayor Ward observed from the reviewing stand.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sixth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
First Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Sixt Avenue
Park Avenue
Pan Anglican Conference Opens in London With 1000 Delegates
Distinctive churchmen from the four quarters prepare for the Pan American Congress in London starting next week. Over 1,000 delegates attend, including about 200 bishops, as two weeks of sessions cover governmental social missionary political and doctrinal needs and difficulties of the Anglican communion. A notable feature will be a special thanks.
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London
Globe
Bishops Meet to Present Offerings for New Dioceses
A meeting will present offerings by bishops from various dioceses. Funds will aid the formation of new dioceses in Manchuria Singapore Northern Australia Northern Rhode Island Khartoum and Edmonton Canada.
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Singapore
Australia
Rhodesia
Khartoum
Edmonton
Canada
Stormy Scenes in Fifth District Meet
Huntington W V June 10 There were stormy scenes at the fifth district Republican senatorial convention covering Cabell Lincoln and Putnam counties Contested delegations from Cabell were seated Swisher delegation by unanimous vote The Scherr delegation appeal was sustained by Lincoln and Putnam delegates Two chairmen tried to run two conventions in one hall leading to an adjournment until ten o clock tomorrow A strenuous day is predicted.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabell
Lincoln
Putnam
Swisher
Perry Belmont Dies After Illness and Surgery
Oliver H. P. Belmont died at his Hempstead home after an appendicitis operation. Born December 28 1851 he was son of August Belmont and brother of banker August Belmont. A lawyer turned congressman and diplomat his Paris expo work earned Legion of Honor. later he aided New York rapid transit projects.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
Belmont
August Belmont
Harvard University
Columbia University Law School
Congress
Committee
James G. Blaine
Spain
Paris
France
Two Children Abducted From Cornell Home
In Cornell New York on June 10 the home of Italian Antonis Gemigriello was broken into and his two children were taken along with cash and valuables. Police search the region for the perpetrators amid fears of ransom.
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Cornell
N. Y
Antonis Gemigriello
Taft on The Hfidl Ballot Now Certain
Chicago June 10 The Republican national committee added thirty three full and two half votes to Taft and two half votes to Foraker after contests in two states and fourteen districts. Contests in four states and thirty eight districts remain totaling ninety four votes. Taft now has 504 on the temporary roll and 491 are needed to choice, giving him thirteen more votes than required for the first ballot.
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Chicago
Ills
Republican National Committee
Taft
Senator Foraker
Couple Beaten and Kidnapped After Mountain Stop
A man and his wife were robbed at a mountain cottage. Intruders entered their room at night, beat Burns, and kidnapped his wife who has not been seen since. Authorities investigate the incident and pursue leads.
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Burns
Hitchcock's Fate Now Rests With The Jury
New York June 10 Raymond Hitchcock is on trial for attempted assault on young girls. Evidence closed and the jury began deliberations after a brief charge by Justice Goff, with the start delayed until after dinner. Valet Rupke testified about the girls being taken to Hitchcock's Great Neck home and the West 41st Street meeting where the alleged assault occurred.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Justice Goff
Herman H. Rupke
Hitchcock
Helen von Hagen
Elsie Voecks
Great Neck
Mr. Chanler
Rupke
West 41St Street
Elsie Veecks
Hearst Gains in 1905 Mayor Election Recount
In New York on June 10 W R Hearst showed gains in the recount of ballots from the disputed 1905 mayoralty race. Ninety nine boxes were examined yielding a net gain of fifty three votes for Hearst, with 390 boxes reviewed total, increasing his tally by 188 votes in the proceedings before Justice Lambert.
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New York
W. R. Hearst
Madame Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan Wedding Planned Abroad
Paris reports that to avoid trouble the wedding of Madame Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan will not occur in France. The ceremony is set for before month’s end and will likely take place in England with time and place kept secret.
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Paris
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
France
England
Memphis chosen as next reunion site and Evans named chief
Memphis was selected for the next United Confederate Veterans reunion and General Clement A. Evans of Georgia was elected commander in chief succeeding the late General Stephen D. Lee, at the adjournment of the annual convention in Birmingham.
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Clement A, Evans
Confederate Veterans
Birminghaam
Ala
Memphis
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Western Union declares quarterly dividend in cash
Western Union Telegraph Company announces a quarterly dividend of 1 2 of 1 percent payable in cash. The dividend is declared for the current quarter and will be paid to shareholders on record dates set by the company.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York Central Declares Quarterly Dividend
The New York Central and Hudson River announces a regular quarterly dividend of 11 4 per cent in June.
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New York
New York Central
Hudson River
Robbed Husband Claims Kidnap and Robbery on Bridal Trip
W F Burns of Jackson County reports he and his bride were stopped on a bridal journey across Panther Mountain in Greenville County. He says six men abducted and bound him, then robbed his pretty young wife on the trip.
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Spartansburg
W. F. Burns
Jackson County
Panther Mountain
Greenville County
Senate resolution spurs probe into telegraph companies
Washington reports that under a senate resolution the Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus will conduct a thorough investigation of telegraph firms. The inquiry covers receipts and expenditures, employee wages, working hours, and other operational aspects.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Commerce
Lavor Straus
Executions Reported Across Russia in Political Offenses
Sixteen people were executed yesterday in various Russian cities on political offense charges. The notices list executions across multiple locales, detailing the sentences and authorities involved.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Duel over a woman ends in two deaths on Roanoke road
Two Roanoke men, Charlie Dent and Harry Craddock, about 30, died in a pistol duel on a public highway four miles from Roanoke. Witnesses say both fired after they fell, and the bodies lay in the sun for hours until the coroner reached the scene.
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Roanoke
Coyner's Springs
Salem
Roanke
Charlie Dent
Harry Craddock
Calves Slashed On Monroe Street In Repeat Attack
Police pursue mystery assailant after three cows owned by B H Cooper are severely cut in a yard behind his Monroe street home. The act, likened to Jack the Ripper, marks a third such attack in recent months and was found by dawn yesterday.
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B. H. Coper
Mr. Cooper
Monroe Street
Jack-the-Ripper
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